06/02: Lifeless
Posted by: Michael
Are the Yankees on life support? Or are they in a coma?
The Yankees just got swept by the worst team in baseball. The same team who as the second lowest payroll in baseball.
Tonight 7 hits, 2 runs scored. Last night 7 hits, 1 run scored. The night before, 5 hits, 3 runs scored.
It goes on... for the entire series with Boston: under double digit hits for each game, with the Yankees being outscored 27 to 9.
What will it take to enfuse some energy back into the team that was rolling previously? It remains to be seen.
The Yankee pitching has been pitching effective enough to keep them in the game, but its been the anemic bats. Its been the paltry baserunning. And something that just should not happen, its been the weak fielding. Excuses? Yes, but very truthful.
I have a feeling this will be a l-o-n-g roadtrip.
The Yankees just got swept by the worst team in baseball. The same team who as the second lowest payroll in baseball.
Tonight 7 hits, 2 runs scored. Last night 7 hits, 1 run scored. The night before, 5 hits, 3 runs scored.
It goes on... for the entire series with Boston: under double digit hits for each game, with the Yankees being outscored 27 to 9.
What will it take to enfuse some energy back into the team that was rolling previously? It remains to be seen.
The Yankee pitching has been pitching effective enough to keep them in the game, but its been the anemic bats. Its been the paltry baserunning. And something that just should not happen, its been the weak fielding. Excuses? Yes, but very truthful.
I have a feeling this will be a l-o-n-g roadtrip.
J.R. wrote:
- Kansas City, which has the worst record and second-lowest payroll in the major leagues, finished its first three-game sweep of the Yankees at home in 15 years.
- With Buddy Bell improving to 3-0 as their manager, the Royals earned their first sweep of anybody in 78 series. It was the longest drought in the majors since the Phillies went 79 series without a sweep from 1996-97.
- The Royals, whose opening-day payroll of less than $40 million was dwarfed by the nearly $206 million of the Yankees, got key contributions from several rookies and recycled veterans in beating New York 5-3, 3-1 and 5-2 in what will almost surely be one of the most improbable sweeps of the season.
- The Yankees, who won 16 of 18 last month and seemingly recovered from a halting start, got swept by the team with the worst record in the majors for the third time in their storied history. It's their first five-game losing streak since May 2003.
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